Phoenix Flies Tour: A Walk Through Olmsted's Vision
Sat, Mar 21
|Deepdene Park
Take a walk through Olmsted's vision on a free Phoenix Flies tour.
Time & Location
Mar 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Deepdene Park, N Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
About the event
In partnership with Atlanta Preservation Center's Phoenix Flies event, OLPA Board member, historian, and master gardener, Jennie Richardson, will lead park on a free tour of Olmsted Linear Park on Saturday, March 21 at 10 am and March 22 at 2 pm.
In Olmsted's Footsteps: A Walk through His Vision
Walk through Dellwood and Deepdene observing the topography, plant species, wildlife and possibly spring’s early arrivals in the park. Visitors will stroll though the pastoral park segments of Springdale, Virgilee, Oak Grove and Shadyside observing Olmsted’s landscape while learning about the park restoration in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s and the “lively” neighborhood residents from the early 1900’s.
Saturday March 21 at 10 am: Meet at the corner of Clifton Road and 1712 South Ponce de Leon Avenue;
Sunday, March 22 at 2 pm: Meet at the corner of Springdale Road and South Ponce de Leon Avenue Attendees may street…